AMAZING CADBURY'S CREME EGG BROWNIES!

What you will need:

• 185g unsalted butter 
• 185g best dark chocolate 
• 85g plain flour 
• 40g cocoa powder
• 3 large eggs 
• 275g golden caster sugar 
• 6 Cadbury’s Crème eggs cut in half

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 160C and grease a 20 cm square baking tin. 
2. Melt the butter and dark chocolate together either in the microwave or in a bowl over boiling water. 
3. Break 3 large eggs into a large bowl and tip in 275g golden caster sugar. With an electric mixer on maximum speed, whisk the eggs and sugar until they look thick and creamy, like a milk shake. This can take 3-8 minutes. You will know it's ready when the mixture becomes really pale and about double its original volume. 
4. Pour the cooled chocolate mixture over the eggy mousse, and then gently fold together. 
5. Hold a sieve over the bowl of eggy chocolate mixture and sift the cocoa and flour mixture, shaking the sieve from side to side, to cover the top evenly. Gently fold in to the mixture. 
6. Pour into the baking tin and cook for 15 minutes then take out of the over and gently press the cadburys crème egg halves into the mix, spacing them apart evenly. Put back in the over for another 5-10 minutes. 
7. Leave to cool before removing from tin and cutting into squares. 

Recipe found via a Facebook friend.

A quick and healthy dinner idea using Jus Roll pastry.

I thought I would share with you something which is rather yummy! I like to include lots of vegetables!
You can easily change the toppings you use on this. It's like a pizza but a lot yummier! You could serve with a nice salad, jacket potatoes or even home made chips!

You will need:

• Jus Roll puff pastry
• Baking sheet
• Small amount of oil
• Herbs
• Tomato puree
• A choice of toppings (sweetcorn, ham, peppers, tomatoes, chorizo, mushrooms)
• Cheese
• A little milk and a pastry brush

First I un-roll the pastry and lay it on a greased baking sheet and spread a think layer of tomato puree onto leaving about 2 cm gap around the edge. This will create a lovely crispy edge. 

I then chop up all the toppings. I have found it's best to cook the sweetcorn before using it as it lets out a lot of water and this makes the base soggy. Then, I start to layer the toppings onto the base. Once all the toppings are on the base, I then sprinkle a little cheese over the top.

Chorizo, sweetcorn, green pepper and plum tomato

Ham, green pepper, sweetcorn and plum tomato

I use a little milk on a pastry brush and start to brush it around the edge of the pastry, this will give it a nice golden colour.

Then I put it into the oven on gas mark 7 for about 18 - 20 minutes or until the pastry edges have turned golden.

Once it's cooked I like to sprinkle it with some ripped basil and serve it warm. This can also be enjoyed cold.

Today...

... we baked cakes!

I got a cake mix when we went to Tesco's yesterday. It is by Greens and called Thomas & Friends Vanilla Cake Kit. It was only £1.00 and I knew Jack would enjoy mixing the cake mix and decorating the cakes with the train sprinkles.

Jack helped by mixing the butter into the cake mix. We then added the egg and milk and Jack gave it a good mix. He then spooned the mixture into the cake cases. We put them into the oven for 8 minutes and waited for them to cook. While they were in the oven Jack mixed up the icing sugar to decorate the tops with. Once the cakes had cooled we set to work decorating them. I spread the icing and Jack stuck on the rice paper trains and sprinkles. You can see our lovely cakes below!

Graze - Nature Delivered (First box free & second half price)

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share something with you. I was looking online for somewhere which can send me healthy snacks to my door (lazy I know) but I like the element of surprise and the Graze nibbleBox has it! When you sign up (discount code: QG733P4) you will get your first box for free and your second one half price. It's worth seeing if it's something you would like! The boxes are £3.49 including delivery.
There is no commitment ever - you can cancel your weekly deliveries at any time. If you're going on holiday it's really easy to push back your boxes or add a 'weekly delivery holiday' so you can receive the boxes when you're back. You only pay per box and Graze only ever charge on the day they send the box to you. All Graze boxes will fit through a normal sized letterbox so you don't need to be home!
You can select from over 130 items and choose the ones you like, love and would like to try, there is also the option to bin any you don't like. You will receive a selection of these foods in your box; that way you will always receive something you like!
They offer delicious, healthy, natural food; delicious nuts, seeds and dried fruits, tasty crackers and olives, freshly baked focaccia, as well as some well deserved flapjacks and natural treats. All foods in their range are completely free from artificial colourings, flavourings and preservatives and everything is hand-picked from the finest producers.

Angel Delight Recipes!

Ever wanted to make something tasty quickly? Well these simple recipes will allow you to make something tasty out of a well know product Angel Delight. I love it and have grown up with it. I will introduce Jack to it and make it a yummy treat for him.

Available in Chocolate, Strawberry, Banana, Butterscotch & Raspberry.
Also a sugar-free version in Butterscotch, Strawberry and Chocolate.

First up is similar to banoffee pie. Melt butter and digestive biscuits together and put in the bottom of a cake tin or bowls. Chop up two bananas and spread over the biscuit base. Next, mix up banana Angel Delight as normal and spread over the banana. To finish shake some chocolate sprinkles on the top and leave to chill.
To make a chocolate cheesecake; don't add the banana and use a chocolate Angel Delight. Try using some yummy biscuits as a base such as chocolate chip cookies or ginger nut biscuits!
You could even try making the base out of Weetabix mixed with Rich Tea biscuits, banana Angel Delight for the filling and add strawberries and raspberries to the top.

What about a Chocolate Orange Triffle? Add Jaffa Cakes to the bottom of a dish. Cover with mandarin oranges. Mix up a chocolate Angel Delight and layer over the Jaffa Cakes. Whip up cream and layer over the Angel Delight. You could even decorate the top with Terry's Chocolate Orange segments!

Ever thought to make yummy ice lollies from Angel Delight? Mix it up as usual just add a little more milk so it doesn't go to thick. Then pour the mixture into ice lolly moulds and freeze for around 2-3 hours. You could use Strawberry Angel Delight and add fresh strawberries to the mix!

Enjoy!!

Check out more recipes by clicking here!

OMG Pizza Hut are letting kids eat free!!

 

Trust Pizza Hut to have a super offer on while I am on a diet! (they must know I adore their pizza's) Can you believe they are extending the fantastic offer so Kids Eat Free until Jan 9th 2011?? I can't! Pizza Hut have been running an excellent offer all summer which allows kids under 12 to eat for free*.... yes I did said FREE*!!

*For every adult main course or adult lunchtime buffet purchased, an accompanying child can choose from either a FREE 2 course kids meal (includes a drink) or a FREE kids lunchtime buffet (includes pizza, pasta and salad). If you don't believe me you can find more details about the offer at http://bit.ly/a1DhgJ

They know the summer holidays can be a struggle to ensure kids are entertained. That's why there is nothing better than some free pizza to keep everyone happy, and with the offer extended until January (following over 900,000 happy kids taking advantage already) everyone’s a winner! I know I may have to have a day off the diet just so Jack can eat lots of yummy pizza!

There is only so many times you can walk to the local river to feed the duck's and go the library. I swear we have had most of the children's section out! As much as Jack enjoy's feeding the duck's and going for a walk along the river (I don't! I get bored doing the same old thing!) Living in such a small town; the parks are always busy and you can't escape without jumping on a train or bus (unless your lucky enough to have a car!) There is only so much time you can spend in the garden and it can then become boring. I am sure my family are tired of seeing me and Jack (LOL)  I know there is nothing which could compare to a yummy scrummy lunch at Pizza Hut where kids can eat free!

Pizza Hut are offering more! At the bottom of any Pizza Hut Restaurant receipt you will find an offer code. Enter this code at http://www.pizzahut.co.uk/familyadventures to get great deals on a wide range of family activities and adventures including holidays, theme parks, zoos and more.

There is no excuse not to go to Pizza Hut!

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A 'Yummy Scrummy' Recipe!

Hi everyone!
I thought I would share with you a rather tasty recipe. Now that summer has ended; it's time to get cooking all the yummy comfort foods!
This recipe is for blackberry muffins and it makes 12. You could go blackberry picking to get the berries for this recipe (an excuse to eat loads of blackberries!). You could also experiment and add apple (that would be scrumptious!), or maybe add some chopped hazelnuts?

250g wholemeal plain flour

3 tsp baking powder

75g butter

100g caster sugar

2 eggs

250ml natural yogurt

200g blackberries

First you need to heat the oven to gas mark 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. You also need to line a muffin tin with cases. Next you need to put the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl, add the butter and rub into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Then stir in the sugar and hazelnuts (if using). Then Mix the eggs and the yougurt together and stir into the breadcrumb mixture with half of the blackberries. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and push the remaining berries into the top of each. Bake for 20 minutes until well risen and golden brown.

Yummy.....blackberry muffins!

Quick and easy cake tray pizza bites

Hi everyone!!
Thought I would share with you a yummy pizza recipe I made today. Jack helped me pat the dough into flat circles! (All measurements are estimates as I just chucked the flour and water into a bowl!) All you need to do is make it into a dough!

For the dough:
4oz of self raising flour
4oz of strong wholemeal flour
Water
2 tablespoons of oil
A pinch of salt

Sift the self raising flour into a bowl and add the strong wholemeal flour. Add oil and water until a dough is formed. Work the dough for about 5-10 minutes. Tear the dough into small balls and pat out until flat. Fit into a cake case tin.

For the topping:
Tomato pure
Anything you fancy!

Spread the tomato pure thinly, then sprinkle on the topping you fancy. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

These are ideal for toddlers as a snack. They are small, tasty and fun!!
Enjoy!!!

Cake tray pizza bites!

Ham and Cheese pizza bites!